Sunday, March 29, 2015

Full Circle

I had never known more anguish, never known more sadness, and never known more loneliness than the day I lost Ryan.  I remember those early days clearly, although I hesitate to bring myself there fully. It’s an indescribable feeling.  Helplessness and nausea are the only words that come to mind. In the moment all I could do was concentrate on lifting my foot and then positioning it in front of me. One feeble footstep at a time. One minute at a time. Everything baby steps. Everything frightening. The process of losing a beloved spouse is a horrifying one, and one I only bring up because a dear friend lost her husband last week. Our correspondence...

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Guest Blog Post: The Perfect Storm

Disclaimer: The following is a guest post from a fellow reader of this blog, and a person living with type 2 diabetes as well as HIV. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are not necessarily my own, nor are they intended to diagnose, treat, or advise anyone's medical condition. Expression and platform for all experiences of living with diabetes are intended as a tool to generate awareness, increase our empathy and understanding and generate questions which we may take to our medical team. The CauseWhat I’m about to write might sound like a lost script from some soap opera or an episode of Casualty or Holby City. Come to think of it the...

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Poke.

I’m not sure how the most optimistic person in the world can have nights like this, but it stands to reason that even the strong have their Achilles heal, and mine seems to be fear of failure.Which is hard for me to wrap my head around when I have a solid belief that everything is going to be ok.Maybe my problem is I’m fretting about the details and failing to stand back to see the big picture.Perspective. Haven’t I written about perspective a million times?“Yes, Meri. You have.” Say every single person reading this right now.How do I escape the fear? It haunts me, it eats at me, it pokes me like a stubborn child.Poke.Poke.Poke.Maybe it has always...
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